The MSI Wind Notebook is a subnotebook / Netbook computer designed by Micro-Star International (MSI). Wind stands for “Wi-Fi Network Device.” It was first announced at CeBIT 2008, and first listed for pre-orders on May 9, 2008. There are 8.9- and 10.1-inch screen versions with a resolution of 1024×600. Storage is available in 2.5-inch hard drives; 1 GB of RAM standard. Only the 10.1-inch LCD model was made available in the United States. The MSI Wind features an Intel Atom 45 nm processor running at 1.6 GHz. Also featured is Bluetooth, WLAN and a 1.3MP camera. The Wind PC is MSI’s response to the successful ASUS Eee PC. It is built by MSI.

Features
# Intel Atom N280 1.66 GHz Processor
# 512 KB L2 Cache, 667 MHz Bus speed
# 1024 MB DDR2 (PC2-4200) RAM
# 160 GB SATA Hard Drive
# 10.2″ WSVGA (1024 x 600) LED Backlit Display
# Two internal Speakers
# Built-in 1.3 Megapixel Webcamera and Microphone
# Built-in 802.11b/g Wireless
# 10/100 Ethernet LAN
# 4-in-1 Card Reader: SD, MultiMedia Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro
# Ports: 3 x USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, RJ-45
# Approximate Unit Dimensions: 10.23″ (L) x 7.08″ (D) x 1.24″ (H)
# Approximate Unit Weight: 2.6 PoundsInside

Review By Mynetbookreviews

The MSI U123 Netbook is one of the newer netbooks from MSI. It is actually part of a range of netbooks in the U123 Series that include the MSI U123H and the MSI U123T. The U123 is a 10 inch netbook that will easily fit into an A4-sized bag, and has some really cool colours (albeit with strange names) like pearl white, dolphin grey, midnight blue and silver red.

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Review By Laptopmag

The Wind U123 sports the same chassis as the U120, which is not quite as snazzy or slim as the HP Mini 1000 or Dell Inspiron Mini 10. MSI claims that the U123’s design is for adults and business professionals, but the HP Mini 2140’s aluminum chassis seems more appropriate for that market segment. Still, the U123 is sleeker than the original U100 and forgoes its rounded edges for a squarer shape with cleaner lines. A glossy navy blue lid (also available in white, red, black, and gray) covers the outside of the netbook and is offset by a black underside and glossy screen bezel.

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Review By Netbookreview

The display is a 10” anti-glare 1024×600 sized display. It’s excellent with vivid enough colors. Seems pretty much the same as every other 10-inch non-glare screen I’ve used on a netbook. It’s slightly brighter than the 1000HE but you can always bump the brightness up on the 1000HE with EeeCtrl. The MSI Wind doesn’t go as dark as the 1000HE though and I wish it went a tad tarker for use without the lights on. Viewing angles were the same on both the 1000HE and the U123 as far as my eyes can tell.

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Review By Pcmag

Its more expensive sibling, the X340, runs on Intel’s efficient ULV SU3500 processor, which, MSI claims, uses 1/6 the power of a regular mobile CPU. With its faster CPU, the system can also support faster RAM, up to 4GB of DD2-800. While both X-Slim systems boast a 13.4-inch screen with 1,366-by-768 resolution and the increasingly popular 16:9 aspect ratio, the X340 also integrates an HDMI port for 1080p playback.

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Review By Portablemonkey

Sound volume is good but it’s quite tinny. Seems the same as on the original U100. Overall I’m not really impressed with the U120’s sound quality as I’ve heard much better on a netbook. For instance, all three netbooks I have in the room right now sound better: The ASUS Eee PC 1000HE, Acer Aspire One D150 and ASUS Eee PC S101.

There’s that HD Audio Equalizer you some on many netbooks (brown speaker icon in the taskbar) where many have said will give you better sound if you adjust it. In my opinion an equalizer does little when the speakers are subpar in the first place.

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Review By Laptopreviews

The Intel 945GSE + ICH7M chipset has also been employed. The operating system that is compatible with this netbook is the Genuine Windows XP Home edition. Graphics is handled by the Intel UMA 950 graphics media accelerator. The RAM that this netbook supports has a capacity of 1GB. A memory slot has also been provided for expanding memory. The hard drive has a storage space of 160GB. The screen of this small laptop measures 10.2” diagonally and has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels.

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